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Vindiciæ legis
Vindiciæ legis: or, A vindication of the moral law and the covenants, from the errors of papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially, Antinomians. In XXIX. lectures, preached at Laurence-Jury, London. / By Anthony Burgess, preacher of Gods Word.Vindiciæ legis: or, A vindication of the morall law and the covenants, from the errours of papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially, Antinomians. In XXIX. lectures, preached at Laurence-Jury, London. / By Anthony Burgess, preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by James Young for Thomas Underhill, 1646
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
6. It brings men into themselves. And this is very dangerous: 1A man may not only exclude Christ from his soul by gross sins, but by self-confidences; You are they which justify your selves. And so the Jews, they would not submit to their own righteousness; see how afraid Paul is to be found in his own righteousness. Beza puts an emphasis upon this word Found, implying, that justice, and the Law, and so the wrath of God is pursuing and seeking after man: Where is that man that offends God, and transgresseth his Law? Where is that man that doth not pray, or hear as he should do? Now (saith Paul) I would not be found in mine own righteousness. And this made Luther say, Take heed, not only of thy sins, but also of thy good duties. Now, if this were all the wine that the Antinomian would drink in Christs cellar, if this were all the honey that he would have in Christs hive, none would contradict it: but we shall show you the dangerous inferences they make from hence, turning that which would be a rod, into a serpent.
6. It brings men into themselves. And this is very dangerous: 1A man may not onely exclude Christ from his soule by grosse sins, but by selfe-confidences; You are they which justifie your selves. And so the Jewes, they would not submit to their owne righteousnesse; see how afraid Paul is to be found in his owne righteousnesse. Beza puts an emphasis upon this word Found, implying, that justice, and the Law, and so the wrath of God is pursuing and seeking after man: Where is that man that offends God, and transgresseth his Law? Where is that man that doth not pray, or heare as he should doe? Now (saith Paul) I would not be found in mine owne righteousnesse. And this made Luther say, Take heed, not onely of thy sins, but also of thy good duties. Now, if this were all the wine that the Antinomian would drink in Christs cellar, if this were all the hony that he would have in Christs hive, none would contradict it: but we shall shew you the dangerous inferences they make from hence, turning that which would be a rod, into a serpent.
- 16. Brings men into themselves.